The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-08

and they would play ball and Gro.
quet aud have good time to make
up tor that algebra and arithmetic
and Latin and other unknown quan.
titles.
Why, even the dogs are demoral.
iZed since they came to town. They
used to follow us around aud hunt
rabbits, but now they run up and
down the paiiings aud bark at the
outside dog, and when they are not
running they are Watching and
waiting for one to come along.
They kept up sueh..sa everlasting
racket every night that We couldn't
sleep aud they wouldn't come when
| called them. So the other night
about midnight | got desperate and
put on my shoes aud hurried out 10
"dishahil,' as they say, and tram
pooSpd all arOnnd the fence until |
caught one, aud dragged him by
the uape OF the neck to Il room III
the cabin and shut the door and
mauIed bin with an Old broom han
die 10 my satisfaction, and was
going to leave him there till morn.
ing, but just rs | opened the door
wide enough to 20 out, the rascal
made Il lunge over my shoulders aud
threw me sprawling on my all-fourS
in wet place, and my diShabil was
sight aud | was mad enough to
have killed him il l could have
caught him, and in ten minutes he
was rnnning another dog up and
down the pailingS.
''For in this town the dogs 60 round,
And many dogs there be;
Both mongrel puppy, whelp and hound
And ours of low degree"
The next morning L saw the town
dray hauling three dead dogs to the
woods aud | was sorry that one of
them wasn't mine, but his turn will
come, | reckon, for though every
dog must have his day he needn't
have all night to bark aud prOwl
around. Living in town makes Il
Jog lmpudent just like 1t does folks
Even our old mare is getting too
fat and gaily for Sue don't have that
five miles to travel now aud puts
on the airs of u town horse, but she
don't SIT down. | heard good
story the other day about Il horse,
aud must tell it to the children. A
man had Il horse who would sit
down whenever he was touched in
the Hank. He WonTd just squat
down on his hind quarters like
deg. The man tried to break him
of it, but lie couldn't, and nobody
would buy him. OHe day II sports
man came along and made his ac.
Qnaintance, and they took a ride.
together to hunt patridges. When
they fOnnl cOvey, the man touch
ed his heels to his horses hanks aud
he sat down. "What makes your
horse do that " asked the sports
man. "Why he is ii setter,' said
the man. He sets birds just like a
dog" So the sportsman thought
he was most wonderful
horse, and he swappet for him and
gave fifty dollars to boot, and he got
on him, aud after awhile they came
to IA creek that was pretty deep, and
as the sportman held up his legs to
keep them out of the water his heels
touched the horse in tue faux and
down be sat in the water. When
he got himsup aud ont and was all
dripping wet, he was as mad as a
wet hen aud said, "WelI, sir, what
made this horse do that way in the
water :" 81 forgot to tell YOU" said
the man, "that he sets fish as well |
Is he does birds"
Now for another story for the
German stOry-iust |
such as Haus Christian Anderson
tells. had "a visit the other day |
rom a German friend and he told |
my children that "a long time ago
! cranky king went to visit one of
Ills monastOries and while there be
tell out with the monk, and told
him he would give him two weeks
10 answer three questions and if he
lidu't answer them correctly he
would have his head cut off.
1. aHow long," said ne, "will it
AXE me to ride round the earth on
horseback n
2. "What would | briug if was
Iut up aud sold for my worth 2"
3. "What am | thinking about,
md | must be tbiuking wrong at
he time ~
The poor monk was in great dis
'ress, and after the king had gone
prepared himself 10 die. His old
,ervan. asked him what troubled
lim so, and when the monk told
lim the servant said: "Ob, well,
lon't be troubled. When the king
comes [ will put on your gown and
, wig aud play monk and answer
he questions The servant was
'ery bald, but the wig and the gown
made him look very much like the
monk, aud so when the cranky king
,ame and asked for the answers tue
ervant said:
"If your majesty will begin TO ride
It sunrise aud ride as fast as the
iun moves it will take you just
wenty. .fourbours 10 ride around the
,arth." !
"Good pretty good,' said the
ling: 81 will take that for an
Inswer. Now, for the next"
sour Savior was sold,n said the
ervant, s'for thirty pieces of silver.
FOUR majesty can1ot be worth more
ban our blessed Lord, but would